Transistor

• transistor

  A semiconductor device capable of amplification.

• base

  (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector.

Characteristic Curve

• characteristic curve

  (electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies...

• frequency-response curve

  (electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain...

Also contains

• contact

  (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical...

• modulation

  (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing...

• network

  (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits.

• growing

  (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the...

• frequency response

  (electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer...

• time constant

  (electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or...

• series

  (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through...

• redundancy

  (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case...

• demodulation

  (electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave.

• ripple

  (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value.

• impulse

  (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such...

• electron optics

  The branch of electronics that deals with beams of electrons and their focusing...

• microelectronics

  The branch of electronics that deals with miniature components.

• thermionics

  The branch of electronics dealing with thermionic phenomena (especially thermionic vacuum...

• sunrise industry

  A new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or ele...

• echo

  A reflected television or radio or radar beam.

• characteristic

  Any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions.

• clipper

  (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used...

• fault

  (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection...